Mermaid

Good Morning All!!  Today in Purple Crumpet Fairy/Crumpet's Nail Tarts the challenge was to do "mermaids".
I went with the tried and true mani , using the image plate Mash -39

The Cast of Characaters for the base...

I used the CG as a matte mani yesterday, and then did sort of a gradient last night....the colors that I chose didn't show up too well  :(   A top coat of WnW Fastdry  Blue wants to be a Millionarire was placed...

It was after this that the gradient was not noticable because the shades were soooo close to the same....

Stamping was done with SH Diamond Strength Deeply Violet.

Well, here is my Mermaid....hope it passes inspection!!
My new  LeaLac plate came yesterday...those images are HUGE...really overpowers my small nails :(
I am going to make them work today...be back later....have a blessed day......Jackie

Which Way Wednesday

Good Morning All...It is Wednesday!!!!
I wore just color yesterday, LAC Festive and decided to turn it into my WWWednesday mani....
Cast Of Characters....sorry about the blurriness of some of the pics.....don't know why, crazy camera  :(

 Festive ...

Some one in AIS said that the magnetic polishes were good for stamping, so I decided to try it....worked like a charm......

Then I had this "bright" idea to try to do a diagonal french tip........not a good idea.....

Tooo shiny for me :(   Sooo I used a matte to coat....alittle better now, especially since I have to wear this to work today :(

  Soooo, which way do you prefer this mani....if any way at all!!!   LOL

Have a blessed Wednesday, I am keeping my fingers crossed that my new IP's from Llarowe arrive in time for my next mani..........Jackie

Sparkling Sinful Colors

Hello All.....I have Sparkles for you today!!!!
Last night I decided to do another gradient , but with a little twist....I just put "blobs" of polish on the sponge and put that on my nail, it gave an interesting effect!
The Cast of Characters for the sponging....

This is how the sponge looked ...

and the sponged nail....

Cleanup was terrible, so I slathered lotion on my cuticles and went to bed!!!  This morning I put on a coat of Northern Lights before I stamped with Konad Black and XL Cheeky D IP...

Now after the stamping both outside and inside....

It matched my scrub top perfectly today!!!  Speaking of scrubs....I had to have my tooth removed today at work.....after all that work to save it  :(
Hope you liked todays mani.....have a blessed evening.....Jackie

Adventures in Stamping Challenge-Pulsating Pink and Purple

Hello All, I know I have been MIA...again :(   Still dealing with the swelling in my face, but I could not pass up today's AIS challenge, being that I  LOVE  purple, and kinda like pink!!!
I chose to do a gradient as my base.....
Cast Of Characters....

The base, I liked this sooo much that I didn't want to stamp over it :(  I sat there forever trying to decide what to stamp....

Finally, I decided on  IP SH20 and Maybelline Color Show  Amethyst Ablaze.....

I am so pleased with this, that I think I am going to wear it for a couple of days......very unusual for me!!!

Hope you like it as much as I do!!!  Have a very blessed Sunday.......Jackie

Green and Orange

Good Morning All,  hope things are good with everyone :)
Today's challenge inPurple Crumpet Fairy Challenge-Summer 2012 is to do a mani using green and orange....neither are a favorite of mine....so this was difficult to say the least!!!
Cast of Characters.....

The base of this mani is China Glaze Starboard...interesting shade.....

Then I used some SH Insta-Dri and Konad to stamp with IP BM06....
The finished product.....

I guess that is why it is called a "challenge", to get you to think out side the box....well, this is wayyy outside the box!!!
Thanks for stopping by , have a blessed day......Jackie

Snaaaakkkkeee!!!

Good Morning All!!!  Anyone that is a gamer knows that you hear this quite often in Metal Gear Solid.....my son is a big fan and I have spent alot of hours hearing this!!!
Cast of Characters...

My base is 2 coats of Orly Buried Alive,  I just love this!!!.....

I used the XL Cheeky Plate D, one of the snakeskin images and Konad Blue with Maybelline Bold Gold for the stamping.....the pics don't do it justice, it is really pretty IRL.....

I am on the mend now, had some surgery to drain the infection from my face yesterday, I know sounds gross, but I feel alot better today, aways to go, but better!!!
Thanks for stopping in this morning, have a blessed day.......Jackie

Exotic Gradient

Hello All.....I had my 3rd....you heard me...3rd root canal in the last two weeks today  :(   I am so swollen that I look like I have Elephant Man Disease...also alot of pain.....but I did manage to do a quick gradient mani last night. I won't do much talking (it hurts), I will just let the pics do it....

Cast of Characters....

Gradient...

The finished product....

I actually got a couple of compliments on this today!!!  Thanks for stopping in, Which Way Wednesday may be a day late this week....have a blessed evening......Jackie

Adventures in Stamping Challenge-Can't Wait For Fall

Hello All....hope everyone is having a good day!  Sorry so late in posting, but my eye was almost swollen shut this morning due to some dental work that I had done on Thursday and I couldn't see very well :(  It is better now, thank goodness!!!
Today's challenge in AIS was to do a mani based on "Can't Wait For Fall".  Fall is my favorite season, but I just couldn't decide what to do, that along with a problem with my vision!!!  This is what I came up with.
Cast Of Characters for the base....a gradient...

 The base gradient...

I really liked this, hated to stamp it :(

I used IP Mash-50 and Konad Black and SH Insta Dri Jumpin' Jade to stamp...

The final product.....

It turned out "okay"....there is always tomorrow!!  Have a blessed evening...I am off to take more pain meds and watch Hunger Games!!!!